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Saturday, December 20, 2025
TopicIndian justice system

Topic: indian justice system

RG Kar and Sharon Raj verdicts are saying something about who we are. And it’s not good

The parallel narratives—one of institutional violence, another of intimate violence—force us to confront uncomfortable questions.

SC order puts focus on remission. What are govt powers to reduce convicts’ sentences

SC has ruled that govt's power of remission or suspension must be exercised in line with Article 14, and remission can't be revoked without following principles of natural justice.

CJI Chandrachud praises new criminal laws for ‘holistic approach to deal with crimes in digital age’

At a conference, CJI lauds new laws for measures such as audiovisual recording of searches & seizures, and provision for proceedings to be conducted electronically.

Jaipur bombing acquittal shows chinks in India’s criminal justice system. It has consequences

Comedic investigation in Jaipur blast case fuels conspiracy that law enforcement uses terrorism as a pretext to persecute innocent victims.

On Camera

Modi govt’s repeal of MGNREGA is all about extracting money from states, not reform

The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.